I was born in Poonch (Kashmir) and now I live in Norway. I oppose war and violence and am a firm believer in the peaceful co-existence of all nations and peoples. In my academic work I have tried to espouse the cause of the weak and the oppressed in a world dominated by power politics, misleading propaganda and violations of basic human rights. I also believe that all conscious members of society have a moral duty to stand for and further the cause of peace and human rights throughout the world.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

America’s murderous drone campaign is fuelling terror

Hi-tech drone death squads are creating a dangerous global precedent, which will do nothing for US security

More than a decade after George W Bush launched it, the “war on
terror” was supposed to be winding down. US military occupation of Iraq
has ended and Nato is looking for a way out of Afghanistan, even as the
carnage continues. But another war – the undeclared drone war that has
already killed thousands – is now being relentlessly escalated.

From Pakistan to Somalia, CIA-controlled pilotless aircraft rain down
Hellfire missiles on an ever-expanding hit list of terrorist suspects –
they have already killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of civilians in
the process.